Allegorie op de Rechtspraak, RP-T-1939-17, Étienne Delaune, between 1528 and 1583

Identification title(s): allegory of the judiciary. Object type: drawing design object number: rp-t-1939-17. Description: ornamental drawing with five scenes in cartouches. In the center a monarch on his throne in front of two parties: on the right justitia with rich people, on the left christ (?) with poor people. Above temperantia; under a woman brought back to her parents by shepherds. On the left a preaching woman and on the right a preaching man. In the background the humiliation of nebuchadnezzar. These scenes are set in a frame that includes mascarons, children and horns of plenty. Possible design for a print. Manufacture. Manufacturer: illustrator: etienne delaune. Dating: 1528 - 1583. Physical characteristics: pen and brush in brown, on parchment. Material: parchment ink technique: pen / brush. Dimensions: h 294 mm × w 329 mm. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase 1939. Date: between 1528 and 1583.